Sprint Booster

[Pfendley]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jak_Cooper (original)

Just got mine fitted (thanks to xr3i_alloys) and will be taking it for a spin on the way home from work, canny wait. Should I be concerned that when I fitted it that the little secure tab broke away?? The peddle still locks in ok and I have got the little bit that snapped to one side. Worth super glueing and leaving over night to dry, to keep the peddle locked in??

Haha I did this too was gonna look for a new case but the pedel seems to sit there pretty securly

[shine06mcsworks]

So you feel that the $329 was well spent?

[BlueMax]

See my recent post on NAM re selectable SB.

[larose]

hi just wondered where the best/cheapest place to get one of these from is?? help.
thanks

[tunin]

I have a MC 2003 and it has an automatic transmission, will this work and what are the pros and cons? Is there anyone here that uses it on an automatic? Thx

[alzpro]

Apparently its at its best on an automatic.

Regarding the warning lights, the instructions with my generation 2 sprint booster state to leave the car door open for 5 mins before fitting to aviod warning lights.

Fitting mine tomorrow... can't bloody wait!

[tunin]

Thank you. Are you trying it on an automatic? Could you share on how it goes. Thank you.

Quote: Originally Posted by alzpro (original)

Apparently its at its best on an automatic.

Regarding the warning lights, the instructions with my generation 2 sprint booster state to leave the car door open for 5 mins before fitting to aviod warning lights.

Fitting mine tomorrow... can't bloody wait!

[alzpro]

Fitted the sprint booster at the weekend. It certainly makes the car feel more lively. It has 3 settings off, green and red mode. Green mode is not really a massive difference to be honest but red is. The car just feels more eager and ready to respond quicker. When you switch it off it actually feels a bit sluggish!

Fitting was easy. Just depress the retaining clip on the left hand side of the pedal and slide the whole unit off. Attach the cable and slide the pedal back into place. Takes about 5-10 mins.

However, I did get the engine management light on afterwards. But it was just a case of disconnecting the battery for 10 mins to clear it.

Found a great place to mount the controller too. On my mini there was a blanking switch plate to the right hand side of the steering wheel in the lower panel. I drilled out the bottom of the blanking plate to allow for the cable to tuck in and super glued the controller to the blanking plate and re-inserted it. The controller is almost exactly the same size as the blanking plate so it looks almost factory fitted and you cant see any cable. Its in a good location for use too.

If you share a the car with someone else its good to able to turn it off too. My girlfriend prefers it off. People say that it takes time to get used to but having only had my mini for a few weeks I just found that it made it more normal. To me the mini fly-by-wire throttle has a serious delay in standard form.

I would say that the sprint controller is a good mod but it is fairly expensive i suppose. If you compare it to getting a rechip or a bluefin then obviously you can get better bang for your buck. Am guessing it would work pretty well in conjuction with a rechip. Thats what I am doing next.... Damn, I think i am catching the bug.

[tunin]

Thank you for your extensive writeup, I appreciate this. Would it be to much to ask a photo of where and how you fitted the switch? Thank you.

[alzpro]

Yes, will do. Might not be able to get a chance to take a pic in daylight till the weekend though. Its great because it totally hides the cable and also the only part that you need to modify is the switch blanking plate and they are easy to obtain if you ever remove the booster or sell the car. No harm dont to the dash itself.

[alzpro]

Tunin - Here you go, pics of sprint booster controller as requested.

[jinsta]

Hello All

Other half has a R50 Cooper Auto/CVT and wanted to know if this mod would be worthwhile. Been thinking of a map to make it more drivable but £££ for a 10odd bhp gain doesn't seem worthwhile. Any CVT owners running one?

[jinsta]

Not to worry...been reading up more on em and general census is there a pile of junk - ah well!